Horizon+Report

The 2010 Horizon Report K12 is a vast piece of literature that discusses the up-and-comings for technology in school. It discusses what is exploding on the technological front now and what will occur in a few years. I think it is extremely impressive the tech savvy things that are being created. Things that I could never wrap my head around. They also discuss how the field of education needs to change. Every time education is reformed it is reformed based upon the past, not looking ahead to what the future in technology could provide students. Using technology daily in teaching involves students more and saves trees! Using less paper, students do not have to edit in a boring manner. They can use technology to edit one another's papers and leave comments. The "Cloud" offers more than could be imagined. I previously thought I did not use any part of the "Cloud" or ever would. However, it seems pretty easy to use the "Cloud. The technology in the report also makes collaboration easy. Collaboration between teacher-to-teacher, teacher-to-student, and student to student is all possible. Multi-player gaming also will be revolutionized and hopefully brought into the classrooms. Educational games will be created and students will be actively learning and involved in the learning. It will also provide real-world situations into the classroom. Every teacher tries to create a real-world scenario, but it is often hard to create in its full effect. The Horizon Report also mentions using mobiles, or cellphones, in the classroom to promote learning. I fully support this method in the classroom. Students do more communicating in text than they do orally. Students are constantly on their phones on a social media site. Integrating this type of technology in the classroom would be benefical. The Horizon Report K12 is an excellent piece of information for teachers and parents to read. It shows the wave of the technological future and what will soon be reality!